A coronavirus vaccine that is safe and at least 50% effective would be a “game changer” in the fight against the pandemic, according to a doctor who serves as a researcher for Moderna’s clinical trials. “Developing vaccines against respiratory viruses is incredibly difficult. If you think about the flu vaccine …
Read More »Here’s when and where to Watch the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards
The Latin Recording Academy today unveiled information about the upcoming Latin Grammys (August 18), and announced that its 21st annual ceremony will return in November with a theme “music makes us human”, Billboard has learned. Based in Miami, Fla., The reimagined telecast will highlight musical excellence and the power of …
Read More »Michigan coronavirus cases have flattened in recent weeks, but the bubble has not yet broken out
From a particular vantage point on a particular graph, the coronavirus curve in Michigan looks near flat. If you look at the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases, the Michigan chart took a start from a dip after the stay-at-home orders were in place for a while. Then it …
Read More »Coronavirus mutation found in the US may be less lethal, says expert
A coronavirus mutation found in the US may be less deadly but more contagious than the original virus, an expert from Singapore said this week. Paul Tambyah, senior consultant at the National University of Singapore, said the D614G mutation is associated with lower mortality rates, implying that it is less …
Read More »Facebook’s AI can generate MRI images in minutes instead of an hour
Facebook AI “If you were sitting in an MRI, you’d heard that loud noise it makes when it collects data,” Dr. Dan Sodickson, a researcher at NYU Langone Health, told Engadget, “it’s the raw data that a picture of magnetic resonance is off … and that raw data actually resembles …
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